[comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware] VGA card

liyue@watserv1.waterloo.edu (Y.Li) (07/26/90)

Hi,
I am going to change my VGA card for a standard VGA (800 X 600 ?).
One of my friend told me that there is no differenc between the
8 bit card and 16 bit card for a standard VGA.
He means that the resolution of standard VGA is not so high that
16 bit card is needed to hand the massive data.
But the fellow in the PC shop suggested that 16 bit card could make
faster screen show for Window 3 and some other software even for
a standard VGA..
Any comments are well welcomed.

Kenneth.Whelan@f9.n391.z8.fidonet.org (Kenneth Whelan) (07/27/90)

YY>
YY>Hi,
YY>I am going to change my VGA card for a standard VGA (800 X
YY>600 ?).
YY>One of my friend told me that there is no differenc between
YY>the
YY>8 bit card and 16 bit card for a standard VGA.
YY>He means that the resolution of standard VGA is not so high
YY>that
YY>16 bit card is needed to hand the massive data.
YY>But the fellow in the PC shop suggested that 16 bit card
YY>could make
YY>faster screen show for Window 3 and some other software even
YY>for
YY>a standard VGA..
YY>Any comments are well welcomed.
YY>n
YY>
YY>
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YY> * Origin: NW Arkansas UUCP Mail Center (8:391/13.0)
 
 
Well the salesman is right a 16 bit card will be a faster card also 
make sure that you get at least 512k of video memory on the card or 
it will just crawl you will be waiting on it all the time it will 
make your system seem a lot slower.  
 
 
Ken

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